# Mati Handoo Village, Kokernag, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/mati-handoo/ Village · Kokernag, Anantnag # Mati Handoo Mati Handoo is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,909 people in 458 households**, the 25th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%. - 2,909people (2011) - 458households - 53.4%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Mati Handoo PIN code and other codes Mati Handoo falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatMati Handoo -A - Community development blockBreng - Census village code003788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mati Handoo from nearby towns? - Kokernag (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)45 km by road - Kokernag (nearest town)24 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mati Handoo? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mati Handoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Larnoo - ○Degree college10+ km · Kokernaag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mati Handoo known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mati Handoo Of every 100 households in Mati Handoo in 2011, 43 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mati Handoo · ■ Kokernag rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **62% Toilet within the home ****54%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **39% Tap water ****69%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****80%** **40% Television ****10%** **24% Mobile phone ****33%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mati Handoo? ■ Mati Handoo · ■ Kokernag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **51.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **837 Working population ****45.9%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 40.6% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (12%) · **■** Marginal 948 (71%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kokernag - Addi Gam3,066 people - Rain Ather3,007 people - Bindoo Zalan Gam3,004 people - Oui Bamdoora2,940 people - Dam Hall2,860 people - Khara Pora2,784 people - Kandi Warin2,679 people - Kehar Pora2,561 people [All 51 villages in Kokernag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mati Handoo from Anantnag?45 km by road - What is the population of Mati Handoo?2,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mati Handoo in?Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mati Handoo?53.4% (Census 2011)